0 the ability or power to make decisions for yourself, especially the power of a nation to decide how it will be governed --
Doesn't autonomy go hand in hand with the freedom and self-determination that are upheld by most moral theories?
Obviously, this result would be extremely dangerous from the point of view of women's rights to privacy and self-determination.
In the voting case, my obligation to vote derives from our collective project of realizing our civic freedom through collective self-determination.
First, that self-determination is impossible unless we presuppose an individual located within a community (otherwise choice can never "get off the ground").
Differentiating autonomy from individualism and independence : a self-determination theory perspective on internalisation of cultural orientations and well-being.
It conveys a counterintuitive view about the relationship between citizens and the state and denies any true right of self-determination.
However, the emergence of diversity in lifestyles indicates the existence of a greater margin of self-determination for individuals.
The principle of informed consent is recognition of an individual's right to self-determination, autonomy.
